Chapter 97
Soon, Ivy showed up before Sage and lan. She said to Sage in a professional and polite tone, My apologies, Mrs. Holcomb, but I need to speak with Mr. Holcomb for a few minutes.”
Then, she turned to lan. “We need to meet Mr. Tibbs.”
lan glanced at Sage before murmuring, “You should rest here for now. I’ll join you later.”
Sage continued smiling at him sweetly. “Okay.”
“Rest assured, Mr. Holcomb. We’ll take good care of Mrs. Holcomb,” Priscilla spoke up at that
time.
Ian’s expression never wavered when he heard Priscilla’s voice. It was as though he knew she was there right from the start.
Confusion streaked across Ivy’s eyes briefly, but she didn’t let her gaze linger on Priscilla. Soon, she followed Ian to somewhere else.
Even though Ian had to take his leave due to work–related matters, the fact that he had ignored Sage still stood.
The guests who were previously envious of her now bore meaningful glints in their eyes.
Then again, Priscilla was the domineering type who could keep things under control.
“Men are always meant to deal with menial tasks. Mrs. Holcomb, you should rest here for now. Ah, right.
“Everyone, my company has just released a brand new flavor. I’ll have my people bring some samples over for you to try them out. You can give me a few suggestions on how to improve.
the flavor.
“I’ve also prepared a few crates for you to bring home. Consider the wine a little gift from me. I hope you don’t mind the simplicity of the gift.”
The guests couldn’t possibly turn Priscilla’s gift down after hearing her words.
Truthfully speaking, Priscilla was suited to be a domineering businesswoman. She was the decisive type who could grasp any opportunity handed to her.
Previously, Sage was worried that Priscilla might not be able to endure the weird looks cast her way or the gossip surrounding her and Mimosa. But it turned out that Priscilla couldn’t care less about those things.
In fact, she took the opportunity to increase her popularity by promoting the latest vintage vodka.
“Sage, I finally found you!” a voice cut into the conversation between Sage and the guests.
Sage turned around to see Delilah, who had rushed over to her side. She could still remember. the heated exchange that had taken place earlier that afternoon. But she didn’t expect Delilah to be able to pretend as though nothing had happened between them.
“What is it?” Sage sounded annoyed.
“Come with me!”
After that, Delilah dragged Sage away without waiting for the latter’s response. They soon arrived before a few authoritative–looking women whose appearances reflected their headstrong personalities.
“Take a good look at Sage! She’s the actual Mrs. Holcomb! Ivy is nothing but a company director! How dare you claim that she’ll be the future Mrs. Holcomb! You all are blind as a bat!”
The women eyed Sage up and down for a moment. “So what if she’s Mrs. Holcomb? I’ve never seen Mr. Holcomb bring her to social events in the past. On the contrary, Ms. Shekdotter is always the one attending banquets as his plus one.”
“Precisely! Mr. Holcomb treats Ms. Shekdotter well. Not only that, but he also gives her his undying support when it comes to her career. He even bought Bolton Investment and let her run it just so she could hone her skills. No one in this world is as lucky as Ms. Shekdotter, you know!”
“Most importantly, Ms. Shekdotter is a capable woman from the get–go. She’s graduated from a well–known university overseas. Besides, she’s procured stellar results from working at an investment firm abroad. A useless trophy wife like Mrs. Holcomb can’t be compared to her at
all.”
Delilah refused to take the women’s insults lying down. “What do you mean ‘trophy wife‘?
ilities Sage obtained her CFA license when she was still a university student! Her surpassed Shekdotter’s a long time ago!”
“Pfft! A CFA license, you say? Typically speaking, only those who’ve obtained their master’s and doctorate degrees can get a license as prestigious as CFA! As if Mrs. Holcomb could obtain the license as a university student! She most likely bought her qualifications for it!”
Delilah snapped righteously, “You think you have the right to look down on Sage? Even though the Joyners are wealthy, Sage isn’t the type who buys her degrees and licenses! She obtained the CFA license with her capabilities!”
“Well then, does Mrs. Holcomb know what the three most important accounting sheets are? Does she understand what capital flow actually means? Can she predict the potential development that will occur in the finance industry?”
“Duh! You think she got the CFA license for nothing?” Delilah exclaimed while pulling Sage to
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her side. “Quick, Sage! Humiliate them by answering their questions! Let them know you’re the boss!”
It seemed that Delilah finally remembered Sage’s existence after spending a few lengthy minutes squabbling with the women.
What was her reason for dragging Sage all the way here? Did she intend to use this opportunity to show Sage off to the women? Or did she plan on using the women to drop hints about Ivy’s importance to Jan?
